Sat.Dec 05, 2015 - Fri.Dec 11, 2015

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5 Surprising Home Buyer Incentives

Zillow

In up markets and down, there are always motivated sellers - those who want a quick or painless close, or just want to move the home. Incentives are common in buyers' markets to make a seller’s home more desirable than their competition, but sellers also have to get creative in slower times of the year or in parts of town where homes don't move quickly.

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How an Easement Can Make for Lousy Neighbors

Zillow

By Mary Fetzer Consider this hypothetical: A man named Mark decides to purchase a parcel of land in a remote, mountainous area. He looks forward to enjoying it as a getaway retreat. But there's a problem. It turns out he can't access the property without going through his neighbor Sandy's land. Welcome to the wonderful world of easements. In our example, if Sandy refuses to let Mark pass through, legal intervention may eventually be necessary to enforce his easement - Mark's right to use someone